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Your first task

Pick one concrete outcome you can verify in a single thread. Avoid “do everything” prompts until you have seen a successful end-to-end run. If you have not signed in yet, start with getting started — you need a dashboard account and an active thread before chat.

Before you send the prompt

  1. Open the dashboard and create a thread (one job per thread keeps context clean).
  2. Decide which capability the task needs: browser (visit a URL), files (upload to ~/files/), or integration (Notion, Sheets, GitHub — connect under Settings → Connect first).
  3. State what “done” looks like: bullet count, output format, or a named file to produce.

Prompt structure tips: sending messages.

Good first tasks (copy-paste starters)

These use minimal credits and do not require paid features on Free.

How you know it worked

On Free you have 100 AI credits and 30 browser minutes per month — a short research or file job should cost a fraction of that. Caps: limits FAQ.

Save for later (not first)

After it works

Save the prompt that worked as a template in your notes. Reuse it in the same thread for tweaks, or open a fresh thread for a new topic. Next steps: assign the duty to a Specialist, or turn it into a scheduled task when the output is consistently right.

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